Pressing machine pad



Jan. 6, 1942.l

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PRESSING MACHINE PAD Filed oct. ze, 1939 ffy,

Patented Jan. 6, 1942 fl STATES" PATENT OFFICE' o.

268,833 e l PREssING MACHINE PAD y -Pobert Kowser, Seattle, Wash.kApplication october v,26, 1939, serial No. 301,493

c claims. (01. 384%) My invention relates to improvements in pads forsteam pressing machines such as are used by tailors and in industrialplants for pressing land steaming clothes and fabric materials, and

an important object of the present invention is to provide a moreefficient and serviceable pad of this character having advantages overconventional pads of this character now in use and to be pointed outherein.

vOther important objects of the invention will appear in the followingdescription and the drawing wherein for illustrative purposes apreferred embodiment of the invention is shown.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a top plan view.

Figure 2 is an enlarged transverse vertical sectional view taken throughFigure 1 approximately on the line 2-2.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary still further enlarged transverse verticalsectional view taken through Figure 1 and showing the component elementsseparated from each other to illustrate the makeup of the pad.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the numeral 5 generally designatesthe pressing machine pad which may have any suitable shape in plan suchas the tapered form with rounded ends shown in Figure l of the drawing.As indicated in Figure 2 the side edges 6 and 'I are substantiallystraight and disposed at right angles to the top and bottom of the pad,although in practice and because of the nature of the componentmaterials, the corners of the side edges 6 and I will be somewhatrounded.

The pad 5 is made up of an outer contour defining envelope 6 of muslinwhich encloses several superposed sections respectively designated fromtop to bottom by the numerals 1, 8, 9 and I0.

The section 'I is composed of about six layers I I of loose cottonbatting enclosed in a muslin envelope I2 with partitions I3 ofcheesecloth separating adjacent layers. The edges of the cheeseclothpartitions are unconnected with the ,muslin envelope I2.

Below the described section 1 is the section 8 which comprises a screenor sheet of hair cloth composed of cotton with air woven in it, thesheet being soaked in strong alum water tol give it the desiredtoughness and rigidity.

Beneath the section 8 is the section 9 which comprises the muslinenvelope I4 enclosing two layers I5 of cotton batting which areseparated by a cheesecloth partition I6 which has its edges unconnectedto the muslin envelope I4.

Under the section 9 is the bottom section I0 which comprises the muslinenvelope I'I enclosing a top layer I8 of ordinary cotton batting and twolower layers I9 of fine cotton batting, with respective cheeseclothpartitions 20 separating the layers I8, I9 and I9.

When the steam of the pressing machine is turned on into the pad thesteam is caused to diffuse throughout the various layers thereby causingthe pad to present a cushion with a uniform pressing surface and evenlydistributed heat-pressure. Being more impervious to the steam than theother layers, the hair-cloth section or sheet 8 causes a uniform steampressure throughout the pad, thereby also producing the cushioningaction of the pad, enabling quicker and more uniform pressing of clothesand preventing the crushing and breaking of buttons and production ofstreaks and shine on the pressed garments.

Although I have shown and described la preferred vembodiment of myinvention, it is to be definitely understood that I do not desire tolimit the application of the invention thereto, except as may berequired by the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having described the claimed as new is: l

1. A pressing machine pad consisting of `a steam permeable cushioncomposed of` a top section comprising layers of brous material, anintermediate section comprising layers of b-rous material, a bottomsection comprising layers of fibrous material, and a fabric screendisposed between the top and intermediate sections, the layers of thetop section being composed of cotton batting.

2. A pressing machine pad consisting of a steam permeable cushioncomposed of a top section comprising layers of fibrous material, anintermediate section comprising layer of fibrous material, a bottomsection comprising layers of fibrous material, and a fabric 'screendisposed between the top and intermediate sections, the layers of saidintermediate section being composed of cotton batting.

3. A pressing machine pad consisting of a steam permeable cushioncomposed of atop section comprising layers of fibrous material, anintermediate section comprising layers of fibrous material, a bottomsection comprising layers of fibrous material, and a fabric screendisposed between the top and intermediate sections, the layers of saidbottom section being composed of cotton batting.

invention, what is 4. A pressing machine pad consisting of a steampermeable cushion composed of a top section comprising layers of fibrousmaterial, an intermediate section comprising layers of fibrous material,a bottom section comprising layers of fibrous material, and a fabricscreen disposed between the top and intermediate sections, and a overallcover of fabric material enclosing said top, intermediate and bottomsections, the Various contiguous layers being separated by foraininousfabric partitions.

5. A pressing machine pad consisting of a steam permeable cushioncomposed of a top section comprising layers of fibrous material, anintermediate section comprising layers of fibrous material, a bottomsection comprising layers of brous material, and a fabric screendisposed between the top and intermediate sections, said top,intermediate and bottom sections each being enclosed in respectivefabric material envelope,

said sections being in superposed positions, and a contour impartingfabric envelope encasing the sections to form the pad.

6. A pressing machine pad comprising a steam permeable cushionconsisting of an upper Y section, an intermediate section, and a lowersection, a relatively close mesh fabric envelope such as muslinenclosing and assembling said sections, each of said sections beingenclosed by a relatively close mesh fabric envelope such as muslin, eachof said sections being characterized by a plurality of superimposedlayers of compressible relatively thick fibrous material such as cottonbatting with adjacent layers being separated by open mesh fabricpartitions such as cheese cloth, said upper section containing a greaternumber of said layers than either said intermediate section or saidlower section.

ROBERT KOWSER.

